14.07.2019 - Mayer’s World Economy

by Thomas Mayer

A lot of bad news is affecting the world economy. Even the central banks will not be able to protect us from the crisis.

05.07.2019 - Economics, Politics & Philosophy

by Norbert F. Tofall

In view of the two speeches made by ECB President Mario Draghi in July 2012 and June 2019, this must unfortunately be denied. His successor, Christine Lagarde, is likely to outdo Draghi's policy.

14.06.2019 - Macroeconomics

by Philipp Immenkötter

Unconventional monetary policy measures have no influence on the distribution of wealth in Germany. At least that is the view of Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann. We checked the figures.

02.07.2019 - Macroeconomics

by Thomas Mayer

Digitalization would give the euro a viable long term perspective, which it is unlikely to have in the credit money system.

26.06.2019 - Macroeconomics

by Agnieszka Gehringer

Direct effects of the trade war are contained. More serious is the collateral damage on confidence.

19.06.2019 - Companies

by Kai Lehmann

Despite an ultra-looser monetary policy, investment activity by major German corporations remains weak. The study shows that this is partly due to the consistently high cost of capital.